Air Purifying Plants

Why plants?! We say....Why not plants!? There are so many benefits to adding plants to your home or work space. 

Over the past 25 plus years, academics and scientists have researched houseplants to establish exactly why and how they are good for us, our home, our schools, our hospitals, our businesses and our environment as a whole and in doing so, they have established that plants. - Urban Planters

• Creates oxygen
• Increases relative humidity
• Reduces stress
• Make people calmer and happier
• Reduces workplace negativity
• Reduces symptoms of discomfort and minor ailments
• Reduces absenteeism
• Speed up recovery from illness
• Improve concentration, productivity, and creativity
• Save energy
• Noise reduction
• Connects with Outdoors (biophilia) 
• Makes a space more personal 

At Harding Botanicals we specialize in bringing the green into your office spaces and lobbies. Working with you we pick out the perfect plant for the perfect location that will bring all the benefits of plants to your tenants, employees, and clients!

Contact us to set up a free consultation to bring the green to your space:

Alyce Crowley: ac@hardingbotanicals.com

Spring is Just Around the Corner!!

Good ol' New England weather always leaves us wondering how many days of winter we really have left! It can be 70 degrees one day and the next expecting snow!! I am looking forward to being able to completely thaw out and enjoy the warmer days outside. As I sit here, still in my winter jacket, I dream of Spring and am enjoying looking at pictures of spring flowers and spring green gardens! 

We can't wait to get our hands back into the soil and planting container gardens for our clients! We'd love to lend a hand in helping you with sprucing up your building with flowering container gardens and lush garden beds. Give us a shout and we'll happily get designing! You can reach us through phone or email, visit our contact page for our information. 

Here are some spring flower container gardens that are inspiring and are making me smile! What do you look forward to most about Spring?!

Why Moss walls?

The demand for moss walls continues to grow! We love these walls because they are so beautiful and inspiring. Moss walls are able to bring artfully curated nature into your office space without it being obtrusive. While they are relatively expensive as an upfront cost they save money due to the fact that they are so low in care and maintenance. Take a look at some of the awesome moss walls that Harding Botanicals offers that can spruce up and enhance your office space or lobby! 

This infographic below was created by InteriorScape in collaboration with NewPro Containers and shows us the benefits of moss walls! To read more from InteriorScape on moss walls check out their post: Minimalism, Greenery, and the Moss Wall Revolution . 

Living wall installation

Interior living walls have roughly been around since 1994 and are getting more popular every day. We are BIG fans of living walls! And we have so much fun designing them to fit our clients needs!

This living wall that we just installed has a very organic feel to it. We used beautiful pops of yellows and many different shades of green to really give the wall a textured and earthy feel.  Knowing the right variety of plants for living walls can be a bit of a challenge because you have to take into consideration plants light and water needs. In this wall we used: pothos, aglaonemas, pleomele, philodendron, and marginatas.  

Not only are green walls a stunning statement piece and a great way to bring in greenery when you have little floor space, but they provide great benefits to building and tenants alike. Plant Connection Inc. put together a great list of the amazing benefits of Living Walls:

• Reduces urban heat island effect and smog
• Cleans interior air space by removing VOCs and other harmful toxins like benzene and formaldehyde
• Acts as a sound proofing barrier
• Soil and plants are a natural filter that can clean the water that flows through the wall
• Insulates and cools the building envelope, as well as protecting it from the elements
• Creates habitats for birds and beneficial insects, increasing biodiversity
• Can be used for growing food in urban settings, creating sustainable and local control of food sources
• Increases real estate value
• Increases foot traffic in retail spaces
• Speeds recovery time for patients through biophilia
• Helps children with ADHD focus better in school
• Reduces absenteeism in the workplace and boosts employee morale
• Qualifies for LEED certification points from USGBC

                                                -Plant Connection Inc.

This office just got new plants, and we're totally into it!

One of our favorite clients just revamped their office spaces and asked us to come in and spruce it up with plants!! We were obviously more than happy to help! Like I have probably said numerous times, we LOVE to green up spaces, there is nothing better than bringing in green happy plants to happy employees who cherish having office plants. 

Take a look at their awesome office space!!  (It always makes our job easier when we get to work in a beautifully designed and decorated office space)